About Lesley Dabson
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Awards
2013
Clairefontaine Award, Patchings Art Festival
Clairefontaine Award at the Patchings Art Festival in Nottingham, awarded by judges of 'The Artist Exhibition' at the festival.
2011
Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Prize Open Exhibition, Highly Commended
Royal Birmingham Society of Artists annual Prize Open Exhibition, painting Highly Commended by judges
2011
Patchings 'Highly Commended'
Patchings Art Festival and Exhibition in Nottingham, work Highly Commended in The Artist Catagory
2009
Terry Biggs Cup
Cup awarded for work judged to be the 'best in show' at St Albans Art Society's annual exhibition
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Event: Hesketh Hubbard Life Drawing Society Annual Exhibition
Dates: July 25, 2016 - Aug. 6, 2016
The Hesketh Hubbard Life Drawing Society is one of the 9 societies in the Federation of British Artists, who's home is the Mall Galleries. The Hesketh Hubbard Society has an annual Exhibition at the Gallery, this year in the Threadneedle Space.
Biography
I enjoy both painting and drawing and I find that regular life drawing helps my painting. I am a member of the Hesketh Hubbard Life Drawing Society, the largest Life group in London, and one of the societies that make up the 9 in the Federation of British Artists. I'm a regular at life drawing sessions held at the home of the FBA, the Mall Galleries in London. We have 4 models at each session, a portrait, a 2 hour pose, 30 minute poses and 15 minute poses, the models choose their poses. I usually work on 30 minute drawings, and use large willow charcoal, which prevents too much detail, and covers the paper more speedily than pencil. I enjoy the timed element, and love the demands of different poses, particularly a bit of foreshortening. I like to work on paper with texture, so usually use a rough watercolour paper, either A3 or A2 in size. I use a putty rubber to define highlights. Each drawing is fixed as well as possible with a professional fixative.
